Twenty-four

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Josie POV

It was finally time for bed and the boys thought it would be a good idea to stay up... not that me and Hope don't like spending time with our sons it's just at night time though?

Hope had walked into the room with both nik and Eli in her hands... she did it so effortlessly.. I don't know how she does it.

"I just found the best babies in the world and guess what they are doing.." Hope says as she made her way over to me.

"Sleep?" I asked

"Not even close... they both are wide awake." She says

"Mm can I hold them now?" I asked

She nodded before placing Eli in my hand first and then slowly putting nik in my other.

"They're so cute." I said

"I mean if I had 2 fine ass mothers I would look good too." She says

I playfully rolled my eyes.

"So... I think nik is due for a bottle and Eli is due for a diaper change." I said

"Well..I'll be on bottle duty." She says

"Hope..." I started.

"Fine... I'll do bottle duty and diaper duty" she says before leaving out.

"That's... not what I was going to say" I said but she was out of ear range.

Hope POV

When I got down the stairs there was so many people down there.

"What are you doing here?" I asked

"We are setting up for tomorrows ball." One of the staffs says

I stopped her.

"What?" I asked

"Well, your father requested that you live up to the full experience your majesty, so please forgive me if we caused any trouble." She says

"I—it's fine uhh... can you tell me more about this ball?" I asked

"Uhh, it's to get all of the own to see you and your family.... Nik, Eli and Josie." She told

"Thank you so much..." I said as I started to walk off

"If—if you don't mind me asking... where are you going?" She asked

"U—uh what's your name?" I asked

"It's Ashley." She confirmed

"Well, Ashley... if you must know I'm going to go make my sons something they can eat." I said

"W—well miss—"

"Call me hope." I said

"Okay... Hope uhh the staff is going to make the babies some bottles... it's our job." She says

I nodded my head slowly.

"Uhh. Okay. Thank you?" I said

"Anything. Your majesty" she says as I turned around.

"It's Hope, Ashley." I said as I started to walk back up the stairs.

"Sorry... hope." She says

I chuckled and continued my way up the stairs.

I then got another text.

Got damn it. Why can't he just leave me alone.

 Why can't he just leave me alone

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Ohh... it's not him.

I don't know why she is texting me

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I don't know why she is texting me.. she could have asked anyone else.

Josie POV

Hope walked back into the room and picked up Eli.

"Hope?" I asked

"Yes jo." She says

"We need to talk." I said

"Uhh okay... can we talk after I change Eli?" She asked

I just nodded and she walked out.

I looked down at nik in my hands.

Soon he was fast to sleep... I know he was still hungry.

Then someone knocked on the door.

"Come in." I said

"Hi... I'm here to give nik his bottle.." one of the staffs said.

"That shouldn't be a problem" I said

She walked over to me and handed me the bottle.

"Thank you." I said

"You're welcome your majesty" she says before leaving out.

*

He was all fed and now sleep

I got up and walked to his room to place him down.

I kissed his forehead before doing so.

When I walked out of his room Hope was just walking by

"Hey rock star, what did you want to talk about?" Hope says 

"Uhhh..it's about your dad" I said

"Okay... let's go talk about it more in the room..." she says as she put her hand on my waist and pulled me towards the room.

When we got into the room she didn't close the door just a little before pulling me closer and capturing her lips into mine.

When we pulled apart she smiled just as I did.

"So, what's up?" She asked

"I—I talked with your dad." I said as I turned around to walk to the bed.

"Okay... what about?" She asked as she followed me.

"Uhh.. he says that we no longer need to be married in which we can still live together but the marriage can easily be no more." I said in a low tone.

"And...a-and that's what's you want?" She asked

I turn to look at her it she couldn't keep eye contact with me.

"N—no... I—I don't know.. I mean... is that what you want?" I asked

"No... well I want anything that will make you happy so.... If you want to go a divorce then I will be more than okay with it." She lied.

I could see how much it pained her to say this.

"Can I have time to think about this?" I asked

"Yeah... All the time you need... I'm going to take another shower... I need to take a cold one." She says before walking into the bathroom.

The truth was... I didn't want to get a divorce but this marriage fells so rushed and I don't really like how this is all turning out.

Hope POV

I ran the shower yet I didn't get in.

I don't know why—actual no. I know exactly why.

I love Josie so much... and I still want to be with her but.. If being with me has to be a choice then I don't want her to even choice.

That's when Josie had knocked on the door.

"Hope? Is everything okay?" She asked

"I'm fine... I'll be out in just a minute." I said

"Okay" she says before I heard her foot step away from the door.

How did everything go from so good... to this.

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